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Managing technical debt at Ubisoft IT: interfaces and change propagation in engineering systems interventions

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  • Jose Bonet Faus

    (CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Pascal Le Masson

    (CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Benoît Weil

    (CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Antoine Bordas

    (CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres)

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Technical Debt (TD) is a buzzword that has gained traction among IT practitioners and researchers, as a financial metaphor explaining how existing elements can hinder future changes. In engineering design terminology, managing TD can be equated to managing the redesign of existing systems, a task in which change propagation plays a key role. Via a partnership with Ubisoft, a game development firm that owns and operates a global IT network, we present a case study showcasing a novel way to explore interfaces and propagations in engineering systems interventions, analyzed using Axiomatic Design.

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  • Jose Bonet Faus & Pascal Le Masson & Benoît Weil & Antoine Bordas, 2025. "Managing technical debt at Ubisoft IT: interfaces and change propagation in engineering systems interventions," Working Papers hal-05636903, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-05636903
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